]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11542282.htmGiant Clam Pan Brought Back For Long Beach, WA Razor Clam Festival, April 19 And 20, 2014http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11528631.htmWed, 29 Jan 2014 08:00:00 GMT The Long Beach Razor Clam Festival shares a long-cherished, subsistence tradition with lessons, music, contests, mermaids, and more, April 19 and 20 on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. Learn how to dig for razor clams while enjoying other fun activities for the entire family.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11528631.htmWinter Bird Watching Grows On Washington's Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11440245.htmFri, 20 Dec 2013 08:00:00 GMT Enthusiasm and recognition for winter bird watching on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula is at an all time high. Birders spot Trumpeter Swans, Snowy Owls, Snow Buntings and hundreds of other bird species on bays, marshes, rivers, lakes and shoreline of 28-mile peninsula in Southwestern-most corner of Washington State.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11440245.htmAdrift Hotel Furthers Sustainable Tourism With Solar Hot Water And Rainwater Catchment On Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11356519.htmTue, 26 Nov 2013 08:00:00 GMT Industrial-chic, reclaimed hotel's project is one of several local initiatives to conserve precious resources, build resilient community and protect natural beauty of 28-mile-long finger of land in southwestern-most corner of The Evergreen State. Washington's Long Beach Peninsula is a favorite getaway destination in the Northwest.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11356519.htmThe Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau Receives First Place in Regional Print Competitionhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11264738.htmFri, 25 Oct 2013 07:00:00 GMT Charged with capturing the spacious, powerful beauty of a 28-mile long spit of land in the southwestern-most corner of Washington State, the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau led a team of creative, marketing and printing professionals to produce an award-winning brochure. The spectacular design used compelling images, calligraphy, visitor quotes, wave-like graphic elements, short blocks of copy, high-quality paper, and printing techniques to accomplish the task.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11264738.htmLewis And Clark Legacy Lives On With ‘Ocian in View,’ Nov. 8-9, 2013, On Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11235071.htmThu, 17 Oct 2013 07:00:00 GMT Taking in gorgeous scenery along the Columbia River and Pacific Ocean on the Long Beach Peninsula, 'Ocian in View' offers lectures, interpretive tours, a salmon dinner, and an open house. This compelling annual cultural weekend will be hosted by Ilwaco’s Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11235071.htmWild Mushroom Celebration Satisfies Palates with Savory Foraged Delicacies and More, Oct. 1 Through Nov. 15 on The Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11175105.htmMon, 30 Sep 2013 07:20:00 GMT A wide variety of wild mushrooms are readily available to chefs on Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula in October and November. Restaurants and inns share the abundance with guests via the Wild Mushroom Celebration -- a seasonal series of wine (or beer) and mushroom-pairing dinners, cooking classes, packages and menu specials.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11175105.htmCranberries in Spotlight As Harvest Approaches on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11128841.htmWed, 18 Sep 2013 07:00:00 GMT Offering a different kind of fall color, the Long Beach Peninsula is dotted with century-old bogs full of crimson cranberries waiting for harvest. Visitors can view the harvest, attend a cranberry fair, go to a cranberry museum, hand-pick cranberries from the vines, purchase fresh cranberries, and more from early October to mid-November.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11128841.htmWater Music Festival 2013 Celebrates Legendary American Composers, Oct. 11 & 12, on Washington's Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11051509.htmTue, 27 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT The Water Music Festival brings top talent and music to the watery setting of the Long Beach Peninsula each October. This year, the Festival makes a marked departure from chamber music to feature celebrated American composers such as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11051509.htmCape Disappointment Sprint Triathlon Distinguished By Coastal Vistas, Captivating Course, Sept. 21, On The Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11033323.htmTue, 20 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT A great way to end summer, the Cape Disappointment Sprint Triathlon on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula, offers jaw-dropping terrain and a field limited to 150 participants. The swim is in Black Lake, the ride on Discovery Trail and the run back around the lake.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10936312.htmFanciful Shapes, Brilliant Colors Fill the Sky Over the Long Beach Peninsula, Aug. 19-25, at Washington State International Kite Festivalhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10857659.htmWed, 26 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT A top summer festival on the Pacific Coast, the Washington State International Kite Festival is highlighted this year by world record attempts, quad-line team flying, night flies, aerial ballet, plus more. This free week-long celebration of all things kites takes place Aug. 19-25, on the Long Beach Peninsula.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10849503.htmThe Long Beach Peninsula Presents Sand Play Extraordinaire During Sandsations, July 10-14, 2013http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10772909.htmWed, 29 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Attracting professional and novice sand sculptors, Sandsations offers a variety of family friendly events with easily accessible activities in towns and on the beach. The event is highlight by a sand sculpting competition on the beach on July 13 on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10772909.htmBeach To Chowder Run/Walk Salutes Summer’s Start June 22 On The Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10762831.htmFri, 24 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT Beach to Chowder is an early summer run on a 28-mile white-sand beach at the edge of the continent on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. All participants receive a finisher's medal and bowl of steaming chowder after completing the 5- or 10-mile course on hard-pack sand.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10762831.htmLong Beach Peninsula’s Doggie Olympic Games Promise A Paw Full Of Fun And Gameshttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10683898.htmTue, 30 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT Playing to the crowd, dogs of any and all breeds (mixed breeds, too!) are invited to show off their talents in one or more of a dozen fun-filled, exciting events at the Doggie Olympic Games, June 28 and 29, on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. Olympic flame lighting and awarding of medals complement Doggie Dash, Nadia Comaneci agility, Pavarotti sing off, and more.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10636184.htmLong Beach Peninsula Points To Bird Watching As Top Spring Activityhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10583191.htmFri, 29 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT Shorebirds galore, plus blue winged teals, red crossbills, Western blue birds and more rest and feed on Long Beach Peninsula during Pacific Flyway migration. With hundreds of species of birds migrating through here each spring, the region is one of Audubon Washington’s “Important Bird Areas” and is featured on the organization’s Great Washington State Birding Trail.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10583191.htmLong Beach Peninsula Kicks Off Trout Season With Kid’s Derbyhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10558824.htmFri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula encourages families to enjoy the outdoors as it heralds in trout season with a fishing derby for children. The Black Lake Fishing Derby is slated for April 27 in the famed fishing village of Ilwaco.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10379916.htmWashington's Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau Announces 70-Plus Visitor Friendly Festivals and Events For 2013http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10376749.htmThu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT Lighted kites flying at night, Olympic games for dogs, a jazz and oyster combo, extreme sandcastle building, beach races and more give visitors more than one way to experience the Long Beach Peninsula's 20-some miles of beach. Over 70 official festivals and events are slated for 2013.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10376749.htmMouths Water As Frying Pans Sizzle With Oysters Fresh From Willapa Bay At Restaurants All Along Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10335552.htmThu, 24 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT With highly prized Willapa Bay oysters at their culinary best, restaurants and diners on the Long Beach Peninsula take full advantage of prime oyster season (now through April). Preparations include pan fried, raw on the half shell, in a hang town fry, baked, broiled and beyond.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10335552.htmFlyers Fly Indoors At Windless Kite Festival, Jan. 19 And 20, 2013, On Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10276557.htmFri, 28 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT Kite flyers and spectators will take to the shelter of the Long Beach School Gymnasium to compete, exhibit, watch and learn about flying kites indoors during this two-day, fun, family-friendly event on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula. Spectators of all ages are invited to watch and learn as skilled flyers perform stunts, tricks and choreographed kite ballet.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10276557.htmCommercial Crabbers Ready Pots as Long Beach Peninsula Chefs Create Menus for Sweet, Succulent Dungeness Crab, Fresh from the Mouth of the Columbia Riverhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10250212.htmWed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT According to the Columbia River Crab Fishermen’s Association, commercial season for Dungeness crab opens for the Lower Columbia River on Dec. 31. For visitors to Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula this means freshly caught crab featured at restaurants up and down this popular coastal destination.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10250212.htmSnowbirds of a Different Sort Return to Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10241611.htmTue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT Snowy-white Trumpeter Swans, Snowy Owls and Snow Buntings are among the feathered friends seeking winter homes and restored habitat on a 28-mile-long spit of sand, making winter bird watching on the Long Beach Peninsula a must. Reports confirm return of the Snowy Owls and Trumpeter Swans to this visitor friendly destination in the southwestern-most corner of Washington State.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10241611.htmGray Whale Sightings Enrich Visitor Experience On Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10184224.htmFri, 30 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT Anticipation is building for the first of the gray whales to pass by the Long Beach Peninsula as they travel south to the warm waters of the Baja Peninsula. To help whale watchers get the most out of a chance to observe the migration, Cape Disappointment State Park is offering sighting tips and more during “Whale Watching Spoken Here” week, Dec. 26 through 30, 2012.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10184224.htmLighted Boat Parade, Tree Lightings, Fireworks and Mrs. Claus Add Sparkle to The Holiday Season on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10126291.htmWed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT Victorian villages, fishing ports and beach towns along the Long Beach Peninsula will host a series of events to build anticipation for the winter holidays. Events start on Nov. 23 and include a lighted boat parade, caroling, lighting of town trees and a crab pot Christmas tree, a birthday party for Frosty the Snowman, and fireworks displays over the water.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10126291.htmDramatic, Thrilling Seasonal Storms Draw The Adventurous To Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10051509.htmFri, 26 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT With Pacific Ocean storm season approaching, storm watchers are monitoring the best locations to experience nature’s power. According to the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau, the Long Beach Peninsula has many such vantage points, especially when storms hit the coast during full and new moons.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10051509.htmNew National Park Site Focus of ‘Ocian in View’ – Event explores culture and history of the Lower Columbia River Region, Nov. 9 and 10, 2012, on the Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10049970.htmThu, 25 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT Middle Village/Station Camp Unit, a new addition to the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, will be the focal point for this year’s ‘Ocian in View’ cultural program, presented by the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. Happening over Veterans Day weekend (Nov. 9 and 10), the event explores the history of the Lower Columbia River via lectures, interpretive bus tour, Chinook Tribe dinner, and more activities on Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10049970.htmCentury Old Tradition Of Harvesting “Red Gold” Will Be Celebrated At Cranberrian Fair, October 13 and 14, 2012, On Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsulahttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9959155.htmSat, 29 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT Homemade cranberry-peach pies and bog harvest tours are top picks at the Cranberrian Fair -- a celebration of local harvest including all things cranberry taking place on the Long Beach Peninsula, Oct. 13-14, 10AM-4PM. Local foods, artisans, cranberry bog tours and more will showcase the area’s rich heritage.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9959155.htmDine at the Source Chefs Will Satisfy Foodies’ Fervor For Fungi During Long Beach Peninsula’s Wild Mushroom Celebration, Oct. 1 Through Nov. 15, 2012http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9949899.htmThu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT As foggy nights and coastal mist create ideal conditions for wild mushrooms, Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula chefs get creative with inspired savory, satisfying and belly-warming dishes and a plethora of culinary events for the annual Wild Mushroom Celebration, Oct. 1-Nov. 15. Timed with the peak harvest of wild mushrooms, this unique event showcases both the wide variety of edible, foraged fungi, as well as the extraordinary talent of the chefs that bring them ultra-fresh from forest, grasslands and dunes to table. Visitors are encouraged to make early reservations for cooking classes, discussions, winemaker dinners, packages, and more.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9852836.htmFall Festivals On Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula Showcase History, Music And Local Foodhttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9753101.htmTue, 31 Jul 2012 09:15:00 GMT Lewis & Clark, wild mushrooms, cranberry harvest, and chamber music fuel fall events on Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. From October through November, visitors can choose from a variety of seasonal festivals at this welcoming coastal destination.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9753101.htmDiscovery Trail Half Marathon will Showcase Varied Landscapes on Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula on Sept. 15, 2012http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9701233.htmTue, 24 Jul 2012 09:05:00 GMT Half marathon calls attention to the impressive system of trails on Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula. An estimated 26 miles of trails traverse the peninsula through grassy dunes and old growth forests, over rocky headlands, around wetlands and through scrub pine forest. The trail system is highlighted by the paved, 8.5-mile coastal gem -- Discovery Trail.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9701233.htmKite Fans, Flyers Worldwide Flock To Southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula for Washington State International Kite Festival, August 20 Through 26, 2012http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/06kitefestival/prweb9639866.htmTue, 26 Jun 2012 09:55:00 GMT Colorful, entertaining celebration named to top 100 festivals in the nation by Brand USA brings renowned flyers, kite makers, kite hobbyists, and visitors to Long Beach, on Aug. 20-26. The Washington State International Kite Festival is a free, family friendly event which takes place on a swath of sandy beach, adjacent to a 1/2-mile long boardwalk.

]]>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/06kitefestival/prweb9639866.htmJazz and Oysters, Blues and Seafood: Music and Food Flavor Festivals on Southwest Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, June through November 2012http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9595951.htmTue, 12 Jun 2012 08:00:00 GMT Events on southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula meld two great joys of summer – listening to live music and eating outdoors, Blues and Seafood (Aug. 17 and 18) and Jazz and Oysters (Aug. 19) take center stage in a line up of music and/or food events.